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What is the major cause of the greenhouse effect?
A. Gases in the atmosphere absorb heat from the Earth's surface.
B. Gases in the atmosphere absorb heat from the Sun.
C. Gases in the ozone layer absorb heat from the Sun
D. Gases in the ozone layer absorb heat from the Earth's surface.
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Question Identifier: GCI_2011_034 Designed for: Non-Science Majors Primary Author(s): N. LaDue Contributing Author(s): J. Libarkin
Misconception's Reference: Misconceptions reported in Koulaidis and Christidou (1999); Groves and Pugh (1999); Doskolia et al. (2006) Notes: Response options are parallel
CLICK ON THE DISCUSSION TAB TO COMMENT ON THIS QUESTION.
What is the major cause of the greenhouse effect?
A. Gases in the atmosphere absorb heat from the Earth's surface.
B. Gases in the atmosphere absorb heat from the Sun.
C. Gases in the ozone layer absorb heat from the Sun
D. Gases in the ozone layer absorb heat from the Earth's surface.
bold = correct answer
Question Identifier: GCI_2011_034
Designed for: Non-Science Majors
Primary Author(s): N. LaDue
Contributing Author(s): J. Libarkin
Misconception's Reference: Misconceptions reported in Koulaidis and Christidou (1999); Groves and Pugh (1999); Doskolia et al. (2006)
Notes: Response options are parallel